Elmer Diktonius
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Elmer Rafael Diktonius (20 January 1896 – 23 September 1961) was a Finnish poet and composer, who wrote in both Swedish and in Finnish.
He was born in Helsinki. In 1922, he established an avant-garde magazine, Ultra, which had Finnish and Swedish editions.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> He was also involved in the establishment of another avant-garde magazine Quosego.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> He mainly lived in Tuomistonoja of the Röykkä village.<ref>Elmer (Rafael) Diktonius (1896-1961) – Author's Calendar</ref><ref>Runoilija ja säveltäjä Elmer Diktonius (1896-1961) (in Finnish)</ref>
Diktonius died in Kauniainen, and is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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- 1896 births
- 1961 deaths
- Writers from Helsinki
- Musicians from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Writers from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Finnish socialists
- Finnish male composers
- Swedish-language Finnish poets
- 20th-century Finnish poets
- Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery
- 20th-century Finnish male musicians
- 20th-century Finnish composers
- Finnish magazine founders